can't blame them..since astro is still in analog signals. well for myself i have a 27 inch samsung s series for my room. it's nice enough for gaming and movie watching, although the speakers are crap (the S-series, others i dunno). i'm using my pc speakers. if u wanna go for 40 inch, i'd recommend the R series or M series. 

aegis: holy crap, u got a hd-dvd player from senq?? damn lucky! all i got b4 was offers for normal dvd player. but eh...how much is an hd-dvd movie again?